Posture – Sitting With My Daddy

Posted by Jonathan Brink
August 27, 2007

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There’s a synchroblog happening on the subject of prayer. I wanted to join in because it is one of my favorite things to do.

I honestly didn’t know what I was going to write, other than my thoughts on prayer when just as I began to write, my 5 year old son came up to me and huddled up to my side. He didn’t want to say anything. He just wanted to be with me. He does that from time to time. I stopped writing and he crawled up into my lap. I just hugged him and gave him a kiss. Three minutes. Nothing was said between us. After that he got down and went back to playing. His simple action reminded me of my own posture to prayer.

If I approach it simply to get some specific mundane thing, I may miss what my Father has for me. If I approach it only to dump my problems, I may miss what He has for me. If I approach it to bitch and complain, I may miss what He has for me. If I approach Him for guidance, I may miss what He has for me. But when I approach Him with an open mind, available to what ever He has for me, I find that I am reminded of how much He loves me. And isn’t that what I really need?

I want to be reminded to see my Daddy’s love. I want to curl up in His lap and and know that He already knows my heart. He already knows my fears, and doubts, and hurts, and problems. And yet the answer is His love. I need to just be reminded that He loves me, that I’m better than okay. That I am worth it to Him. That He’d do it all again just to be with me. I don’t have to perform to earn His love. I’ve already got it. So my response is to accept that love and share it with the world around me.

A few others:

Cindy Bryan Teach Me to Pray…Again?
Lyn Hallewell God, Prayer and Me
Erin Word Prayer=Sex with God
Rick Meigs Prayer Helps that Get Me Deeper
Alan Knox Pray without Ceasing
Julie Clawson Prayer Synchroblog
Heather Synchroblog Prayer
Alex (Heather’s Husband) Prayer Synchroblog II
Lydia How Do You Pray
Che Vachon My Thoughts…
Paul Mayers Praying and Learning to Pray Again
Sonja Andrews The Appearance of Holiness
Jon Peres How Do I Pray?
Paul Walker One Congregation Experiments with Emerging Prayer
Susan Barnes Synchroblog: How Do You Pray?
Brother Maynard Fear Not the Silence
Nate Peres How Do I Pray?
Barry Taylor Synchroblog:How Do You Pray?
Emerging Grace Clearance Sale on Intercession Books
Jim Lehmer Synchroblog – How Do You Pray?
Lew A How Do You Pray? – Synchroblog
Jon Hallewell When I’m Spoken To
Deb Prayer Synchroblog
Barb Prayer without Throwing Things
Patti Blount How Do I Pray
Doug Jones How I Pray
Glenn Hagar Prayer Phases
Pam Hogeweide The Art of Blue Tape Spirituality
Mary How Do I Pray?
Rhonda Mitchell Prayer SynchroBlog
John Smulo Praying Naturally
Rachel Warwick How Do You Pray?
Barbara Legere How to Not Pray
Andy How Do I Pray
Cynthia Clack How Do I Pray
Makeesha Fisher The Mystery of Prayer

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  • jonathan- great thoughts! remembering that He loves us- yes that is the main point of it, i think. thanks so much for contributing!
  • lyn
    "I want to be reminded to see my Daddy’s love. I want to curl up in His lap and and know that He already knows my heart. He already knows my fears, and doubts, and hurts, and problems. And yet the answer is His love. I need to just be reminded that He loves me, that I’m better than okay"

    Such great words and thoughts Jonathan. As Cindy wrote, remembering that he loves us is the main point. Thank you for joining us in the synchroblog today.
  • ooh, this is good. It reminds me of visiting my Daddy after he retired. He was an early riser and would always be up, sitting in his chair reading the paper. I would wake before my children and sneak downstairs, pour a cup of coffee and just sit on the edge of the couch near him. We usually didn't talk but I just loved being near him. Great picture.
  • Cindy,

    Thanks for having me. You helped start this interesting dialog.
  • Lynn,

    I have to thank you ladies for these thoughts. I don't think I would have had that moment of reflection had you not started all this.
  • Cynthia,

    What a wonderful story. How come we don't have more of those moments where we don't have to talk to really communicate?
  • Tim
    I love the concept of sitting in the father's lap. I've had the marvelous experience of doing this once and it was calming at a time when i was in a desparate place. Being quiet gives Him the opportunity to speak. As i sat in my closet journaling the other night (it's a big closet!) i was considering making the time to just be with Him to listen. Quite, open minded, ready for what He has. Not the usual...here's my junk now fix it and heal me.
  • Great post! There's nothing quite so sweet as a little child securely resting on a parent's lap...in his arms. It reminds me that all of us are children of a Heavenly Father who loves us and wants us to spend a few quiet moments with Him. We might be prayerful...or simply meditative about His love and many, many blessings. Makes me think of the reminder to "Be still and know that I am God."
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